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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

The Billionaire Banker by Georgia Le Carre Blog Tour & Review

Title: The
Billionaire Banker

Author: Georgia Le Carre

Published: October
1st, 2013

Word Count: 55,000

Genre: Erotic Romance

Content Warning: Explicit
Adult Content

Restricted Age: 18+

Synopsis:

When Lana Bloom learns the devastating news that her mother
is dying, she is faced with a terrible dilemma. The one thing that can
save her is the one thing she does not have. For young and innocent Lana,
the unthinkable becomes her only choice.

But when she walks through the door of that exclusive restaurant she has no
idea of the seismic shift her life is about to take, for the highest bidder
will not be the rich man she has accompanied. Fate drops her at the feet
of the deeply mysterious and dazzlingly gorgeous American banker, Blake Law
Barrington. Throbbing with raw masculinity and arrogance, this is a man
who owns all that he pursues.

And now he wants her.

Lana cannot deny she is both intrigued and intoxicated by the world Blake
inhabits and the smouldering passion he stirs in her body, but she is also
fearful for this man is addictive, and right now she is very vulnerable.
She knows she should focus only on the arrangement, but how can she…when
he has opened a door that cannot be closed?

It is Rupert’s
cold, hard voice that drags her back into that room.They had both not heard him enter.‘I’m afraid she’s rather spoken for,’ he
drawls, but there is so much suppressed anger that his voice is like a blast of
icy air.

She snatches
her mouth away from Blake’s. He is
positioned between her and Rupert so his wide chest hides her from Rupert’s
condemnation. Her eyes, cloudy with
confusion and desire, are still caught in Blake’s gaze. For a few seconds more he does not release
her, but simply stares into their blue depths with something approaching
surprise. Then his eyes turn into hard
granite chips and his body stiffens as his hands tighten and curve protectively
around her waist. Slowly he turns to
face Rupert.

‘But still
unpaid for, I believe?’ he says, and looks down with a smile at Lana’s flushed,
troubled face. She has two very quick
impressions. He is a brilliant actor and
he is a cold man. A shockingly cold and
unemotional being.

Rupert’s eyes
bulge, bug-like. ‘She’s just a cheap
bloody tart. I’ve just fingered her out
there,’ he taunts maliciously, jerking his dandruff-laden head in the direction
of the door.

Lana feels
Blake’s hand tighten around her waist.
‘Consider it an unearned freebie, then,’ he says quietly, but there is
warning in the calm words. A warning
that is not lost on Rupert. The air
becomes tight with tension. Lana looks from
one man to the other. It is like
watching two lions fighting for supremacy.
But her body knows which lion she wants to win this fight.

Rupert
shrugs. He knows he’d be a fool to go
against a Barrington. He has much to
lose. ‘If you think I’m going to fight
over her you’re mistaken. Have her.’

He turns on
his heel and leaves.

Blake lets go of Lana. She realizes she is trembling. She leans against the desk, hating herself,
but unable to stop—nothing is more important than the money—she asks, ‘Did you
mean it about the money?’

Review:

I enjoyed this book. It was a quick read and I liked Lana. She is willing to give up her virginity to help her mom battle cancer. The only problem is she is going to sell it to a slimeball named Rupert who she works for. He tells her he doesn't mind if she fights him once he has agreed to pay her 50000 pounds - he likes it rough and he will hurt her and leave her on the side of the road.

As she's making the deal she spies a man across the restaurant. He is gorgeous and obviously wealthy and when he invites Rupert and her to a party after he overhears the deal being made she wonders if he will accept her.

Blake sees Lana walk in and he can't take his eyes off her. He is instantly drawn to her and wonders why she is with that asshole Rupert. He knows Rupert's reputation and he feels bad for the girl. When he overhears the deal being made he decides to step in. Once Rupert and Lana get to the party Blake offers Lana double what she was willing to take. She decides that since she is attracted to Blake he will be the one to take her virginity.

Blake sets Lana up in an apartment for their agreed to three month affair and things are hot!! But Lana still has to worry about her mother and Blake is engaged to someone else. Lana does not fit into his life in any other way than as a mistress but will he be able to let her go after the agreed to time limit?

This is the first book in a series and I cannot wait to see what happens next!!

About the Author:

Georgia
Le Carre lives in England, in an old 19th century romantic cottage surrounded
by a magical garden filled with fruit and walnut trees.

When she is not feeding words into her laptop, she is either curled up in bed
with a box of chocolates and a good read, or lost in a long walk in the woods.
Especially on moonlit nights. And often with the man of her dreams.

About Me

Living in Northern New Jersey originally from Long Island, Jill Prand is a wife and mother of two girls. She's been an avid reader all her life, spending Sunday afternoons curled up with a good book. "We had a huge bookshelf in our den when I was a child with a diverse set of authors like Ayn Rand, Stephen King, Mario Puzo & Danielle Steele. I cut my literary teeth on Walter Farley, Judy Blume and SE Hinton before raiding my parents library." Jill is currently working on the Walking Series as well as a stand alone novel. She loves to hear from readers.